Next Generation Science Standards were used to develop this excellent classroom project for life science teachers. The Classroom Pack is 100% guaranteed and includes everything needed for a fantastic, hands-on class project in germinating trees from seed! Appropriate for a wide range of grade levels, from emergent readers through middle school and beyond.

MATERIALS: The Classroom Pack includes 40 individual, self-contained Student Grow Kits; 40 Full-color Student Handbooks which provide a detailed overview of the life cycle of a tree, plus step-by-step germination instructions which lead students easily through the entire germination process using their Grow Kits; a Teacher's Guide; Tree Species Information; plus convenient Name Labels for students to use to identify their Grow Kits. The Classroom Packs are available stocked with various tree seed. We've pre-selected four great trees that grow in wide ranges across North America: Jerusalem Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, and Red Maple. Choose the species best suited to your region. If you have a specific tree in mind, please contact Jonsteen. We may be able to stock your classroom kits with an alternative tree species of your choice.

TEACHING OBJECTIVE: The objective of this project is for students to explore, observe, and experience the birth of a tree (tree seed germination), to recognize the properties of a germinating seed, and to understand this phenomenon as part of a system — the life cycle of a tree — which is influenced by specific environmental conditions found in nature. Further, the project is designed to engage students through an active learning experience, to excite them with a growing knowledge and understanding of the natural world around them. The Grow Kits used in this project, along with the excellent Student Handbooks, have a rich explanatory power, and offer students a meaningful learning experience, which is fun, engaging, and intended to lead to a life-long appreciation of trees, natural processes, and life science. Perhaps best of all, this project will provide each student with a live tree with which they can be involved for the rest of their lives!

*Please note that orders of the Classroom Pack are subject to review. Additional information regarding the intended use of the Grow Kits may be requested in order to ensure that this deeply discounted educational tool is applied responsibly.